Defending champion Elena Rybakina progressed to the semi-finals of the Abu Dhabi Open with a 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7-4) victory against Ons Jabeur.
In a rematch of the 2022 Wimbledon final - which Rybakina won - the Kazakh broke twice to claim the opening set in under 30 minutes.
Former world number two Jabeur controlled the second set before the third went to a tie-break after Rybakina failed to convert two match points.
World number five Rybakina came from behind to win the tie-break and set up a semi-final against Swiss wildcard Belinda Bencic, who beat Marketa Vondrousova 7-5 6-3 on Thursday.